By Daniel Okrent Publisher: Author ISBN – 10: 0743277023 We in aviation are blessed with a professional culture that makes drinking on the job far less tolerated by our peers than is the case in some other professions. It is rare indeed to find an intoxicated pilot or air traffic controller on the job. Sadly,… Continue reading Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
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Air-ground voice communications – the vital and often weakest link. New guide from EUROCONTROL for GA pilots
It is a curious fact of life in air traffic management that it is impossible to do ATC without proper communications yet the air-ground voice communications system as we know it to-day is both a hindrance to increasing capacity and a potential source of serious incidents. The former is due to the fact that a… Continue reading Air-ground voice communications – the vital and often weakest link. New guide from EUROCONTROL for GA pilots
Predictably Irrational – The hidden forces that shape our decisions
By Dan Ariely Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers ISBN – 13 978-0-00725652-5 Air traffic management and flying aircraft require controllers and pilots to constantly make decisions, often split second decisions and usually in circumstances where there is no room for a second try. You have to get it right first time, every time. Of course controllers and pilots… Continue reading Predictably Irrational – The hidden forces that shape our decisions
Multilateration – Executive Reference Guide
Multilateration (often shortened to MLAT) is a surveillance technology that promises to satisfy surveillance requirements in most circumstances and it is seen as the best option in the transition to ADS-B based surveillance. It is no accident that organizations around the globe are turning to this technology, not least because it offers a solution that… Continue reading Multilateration – Executive Reference Guide
HindSight – EUROCONTROL's award winning safety magazine
EUROCONTROL’s award winning safety magazine HindSight, appearingtwice a year has just published its 11th edition. It focuses on airspace infringements, a subject well known to all who fly or control aircraft. Get the latest edition here. You can order your free, printed copy here.
Aeronautical Data Quality (ADQ) Guide
Publisher: EUROCONTROL The purpose of the ADQ Guide is to support the implementation of the ADQ Regulation, by way of providing a harmonised interpretation of the ADQ Regulation. The ADQ Guide provides a rationale for each of the provisions, outlines to whom they apply and outlines possible means of compliance. It is intended to be… Continue reading Aeronautical Data Quality (ADQ) Guide
Terrain and Obstacle Data Manual
Publisher: EUROCONTROL The first draft of the Terrain and Obstacle Data (TOD) Manual has been released on 16 June 2010. Its creators, the TOD Project Team is aware of a number of areas where information is still awaited to complete the document, which will be addressed in the next release. These sections are highlighted in… Continue reading Terrain and Obstacle Data Manual
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for Dummies – IBM eBook 2nd Limited Edition (free download)
If you are following SESAR or NextGen for that matter, you will have come accross the abbreviation SOA (Service Oriented Architecture). A lot of discussion is being generated on the subject in the air traffic management world, not least because SOA has never really been applied in ATM before. If the experts have a problem figuring… Continue reading Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for Dummies – IBM eBook 2nd Limited Edition (free download)
AEEC General Session report for 2010 is now available
The annual AEEC General Session is the most important single event on the AEEC calendar. The General Session marks the culmination of the years’ standards development work, and new ARINC Standards are discussed and approved at this meeting. Furthermore, at the General Session the AEEC initiates the work program for the next year. The AEEC… Continue reading AEEC General Session report for 2010 is now available
User Requirements for Air Traffic Services – IATA booklet
Publisher: IATA IATA has put together a very useful booklet offering a better understanding of international airlines’ requirements and capabilities for communications, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management. Gunther Matschnigg, IATA Senior Vice President, Safety, Operations and Infrastructure, has this to say in his introduction to the booklet: “There are times when airlines are taken… Continue reading User Requirements for Air Traffic Services – IATA booklet